diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index d8bf25c3..b52c6680 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
 SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
+SPHINXAUTOBUILD   = sphinx-autobuild
 SPHINXPROJ    = ProjectX-Ray
 SOURCEDIR     = .
 BUILDDIR      = _build
@@ -12,9 +13,12 @@ BUILDDIR      = _build
 help:
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
-.PHONY: help Makefile
+livehtml:
+	@$(SPHINXAUTOBUILD) -b html --ignore \*.swp --ignore \*~ $(SPHINXOPTS) "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html"
+
+.PHONY: help livereload Makefile
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
\ No newline at end of file
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)